Heather Bates

Elise Cranny completes her record-setting 1600 with nobody in sight. Photo by Ashley Green.

Poudre's Carly Paul still high jumps, but she's making big inroads into other events as well this spring. Photo by Jeff McCoy.

Erin Hooker found her place on the high school Rutherford List with her blazing 3200 at Arcadia last weekend.

The CU track and field program is pleased to announce the signing of nine more prep athletes who have committed to compete and continued their education with the Buffs. (via CUBuffs.com)

PRs proved to be tough to come by for Colorado's top athletes at the meet designed to deliver PRs.

The front of the 5A girls state 3200 last spring looked like a dust jacket photo for the Who's Who of Colorado Girls Distance Running. Colorado Track XC file photo.

The girls action is going to be smoking this year at the Brooks PR meet, from 60 meters of fury to 2 miles of tactical savvy.

Heather Bates will be going from one great set of teammates to another when she matriculates at CU-Boulder this fall. Contributed photo.

Maddy Berkson's amazing indoor season isn’t finished quite yet. In fact in some ways, it’s just getting started.  

The wrestling match between the NMAA and the Great Southwest Indoor Classic is now famous around the region.

Dior Hall edged a bit closer to a national high school indoor record this weekend. How close, you ask? Read on.

National Signing Day is here!! Send us your photos and college commitment choice and we will feature them here!

As of today, there are five Colorado athletes slated to step to the line at the Brooks PR meet in Seattle on February 24. Photos by Alan Versaw and Paul Jaeger.

Pine Creek's Bates commits to run for Colorado (via Gazette Preps)

Zac McCoy, Jaylyn Mars, and Casey Lewis (left to right) ran a near dead heat in the MLK Mile-Hi Classic 200, with Zac McCoy taking a very narrow victory over Casey Lewis. Photo by Paul Jaeger.

Although Chyna Ries was faster out of the blocks, Alleandra Watt was faster at the finish. Photo by Alan Versaw.

As with any other year, there were several outstanding achievements in the sports of cross country and track and field. In this article, we try to narrow it down to a single most significant achievement.

Mountain Range's Autumn Gardner didn't get nearly the recognition she deserved last spring--for her high jumping or for her socks. Colorado Track XC file photo.

One message has shown through in the last five weeks. Whether you put Elise Cranny, Heather Bates, and Katie Rainsberger on hills, in mud, or on a flat and fast course, they are among the very best in the nation. Here, Elise Cranny crosses the NXN finish line in seventh. Photo by Patty Morgan.

Late in the NXR-SW race, Jordan Cross, Luis Martinez (partially hidden), Michael Finch, Jake Heslington, and Andy Trouard strained toward nailing down a bid to Nike Cross Nationals. Photo by Alan Versaw.

If you’ve watched US#1 Sarah Baxter destroy hallowed course records of Amber Trotter at Mt. SAC and Julia Stamps at Woodward Park during this epic 2012 fall campaign, you might have said, “Wow, she looks like she could be running with the boys.” (File photo by Pat Bendzick)